Published on January 22, 2026
ALERT! This Saturday, January 24th, is the Winter 24-Hour Short Story Contest! Only 500 participants permitted so SIGN UP TODAY! According to this week’s issue, what is the first name of the writer who alerted us to the FAKE Penguin Random House solicitation? ***Please answer the trivia question using our contact form HERE. Do not […]
Published on January 21, 2026
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How to avoid the “fellow-author long game con!”
Published on January 21, 2026
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Amazon can’t measure personal connections in its algorithm. And, those connections are what sell books!
Published on January 21, 2026
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Can you, too, spot the big red flag in under 5 seconds?
Published on January 21, 2026
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Ignore THESE 5 THINGS and you will very likely NEVER GET SCAMMED!
Published on January 21, 2026

7-14 inches of ice and snow HERE?!?!?! How we are preparing!!!
Published on January 17, 2026
Bob Wahl was scammed, the victim of attempted extortion, AND his website was taken hostage by Authors Hike / AuthorsHike.com! What did he do? HE FOUGHT BACK!!!
Published on January 17, 2026
ALERT! Saturday, January 24th, is the Winter 24-Hour Short Story Contest! Only 500 participants permitted so SIGN UP TODAY! CONGRATS TO DORIS SWEET FOR BEING THE FIRST TO CORRECTLY ANSWER: 1,105 According to this week’s podcast (Episode 33), exactly how many copies from fake book orders did Authors Hike / AuthorsHike.com try to scam the […]
Published on January 17, 2026
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Very wise words from Saul Bellow’s own literary agent!
Published on January 17, 2026
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Look how easy it was to connect the dots!